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Having completed American Gods Season 1, I have moved onto Season 2. This is getting better as it goes along. I will miss Gillian Anderson‘s character, Media, but New Media played by Kahyun Kim seems interesting. I’m glad most of the cast remains the same. Season 2 is currently available for streaming in the US on the free Tubi Service.
 
AtramentousFlux said:
For this evening:


The War Between the Land and the Sea (2025) . Episode 1.
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I accidentally caught literally the final half hour of the final episode of this while I was back in the UK over Christmas - it looked absolutely ludicrous. Admittedly I didn't know who any of the characters were or what any of the war had been about but it seemed to be delivered at about the level of the Little Mermaid (but with much more shouting).
 
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Ropie said:
I accidentally caught literally the final half hour of the final episode of this while I was back in the UK over Christmas - it looked absolutely ludicrous. Admittedly I didn't know who any of the characters were or what any of the war had been about but it seemed to be delivered at about the level of the Little Mermaid (but with much more shouting).
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Haven't watched it, but it sounds like another Russell T Davies series that starts well and ends badly- something I have realised since the last Torchwood series. Have pretty much given up on Dr Who after about 55 years. The plots are generally very very weak now.

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THE OMEGA FACTOR ( BBC Scotland ) on dvd . Also repeats on TPTV UK Freeview channel.
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Great series.What a shame it was cancelled as it was starting to get going. Mary Whitehouse was partly the reason, if I remember right.
 
Hobbit said:
Haven't watched it, but it sounds like another Russell T Davies series that starts well and ends badly- something I have realised since the last Torchwood series. Have pretty much given up on Dr Who after about 55 years. The plots are generally very very weak now.
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Well, it seems like Russell is done with Doctor Who after the next special. Therefore, it’s possible it will be different, and potentially better. Might not be any till 2027 or later though…
 
Must admit I had high hopes.... but now I'm thinking it needs a complete reboot, back to basics, or even just to let it go. Not even sure a break will do much good.

It has been very noticeable how little coverage there has been this year on the BBC for the series: no Children in Need skit, no Proms concert, nothing at Christmas. The Sea Devils (Jon Pertwee version) had a very low-key roll-out, I thought. Between The Land and the Sea seemed at pains to avoid mentioning the Dr Who link in its advertising.

And commentary about the most recent seasons seems to be pretty much zero, as far as my feeds are concerned.
 
Halo

Started Watching, "Halo" on Paramount last night. Been meaning to take a look at this series for about a year, but always set it aside as yet another so-so video game based series. It is a pretty good show 4 episodes into Season 1. Don't know if it will hold up, but it's good for now.
 
Raf said:
Halo

Started Watching, "Halo" on Paramount last night. Been meaning to take a look at this series for about a year, but always set it aside as yet another so-so video game based series. It is a pretty good show 4 episodes into Season 1. Don't know if it will hold up, but it's good for now.
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Based on the reaction of my family, those who don't know the game well like it; those who know the game hate it. :)
 
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Hobbit said:
Based on the reaction of my family, those who don't know the game well like it; those who know the game hate it. :)
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I played Halo for about 4 hrs years ago. Died more in that short time than any game I've ever played. FPS's are not my forte , it seems. Deleted the game and never went back. So I really don't have any idea of the lore of the game. And no expectations of the series other than entertainment.
 
A lotta holiday viewing ...

The Pitt, first season; starring Noah Wylie, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa (HBO Max)

Excellent first season, recounting roughly 15 hours (15 episodes) in an e.r. department in Pittsburgh, complicated by a mass shooting at a concert. The stress on the doctors, nurses and interns, and their resilience in the face of mounting numbers of dead and potentially dying, makes for intense viewing. Wylie has moved from the neophyte doctor in the old "e.r." series to the anchor keeping this e.r. from falling apart, and does an excellent job. Look sharp for a brief scene with Brad Dourif as a grandfather picking up his grandson from the hospital where the grandson was being looked after by his doctor mother (played by Dourif's real life daughter).


Stranger Things, season five; starring ... everybody already knows this, right?

I mostly liked it. As with most horror, the build up is usually stronger than the resolution, but there's an attitude this show has had from the beginning and I think this season mostly left that intact, a sense of being able to surmount the terror of whatever it is attacking them through working together. Naturally, being a show featuring young teens but taking 10 years to finish, many of the actors all appear more like college grads. So it goes.


Only Murders in the Building seasons one through four; starring Steve Martin Short and Selena Gomez

Don't ask too many questions, just enjoy the shenanigans. Short and Gomez are good for quips, and Martin has at least two moments of physical comedy that had me laughing hard enough tears were running. For instance, season one, last episode, poisoned and nearly paralyzed, trying to get in an elevator. Numerous side characters get a moment or two to shine, and any series that features Richard Kind for a season is alright by me.


A Man on the Inside, first two seasons; starring Ted Danson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Lillah Richcreek Estrada, Stephanie Beatriz

Pretty much see description of Only Murders..., but with lower-key humor and fewer famous guest stars, though Gary Cole, David Strathairn and Mary Steenburgen show up in the second season. Excellent interplay between Danson as a retired engineering professor, and his daughter (Ellis), his new boss (Estrada) who is a private detective, and Beatriz as the manager of a retirement home. Some really good secondary characters played by John Getz, Sally Struthers and, especially, Stephen McKinley Henderson.
 
I thought it was OK. A sort've back to basics episode. You can watch this without seeing/ enjoying A Game of Thrones. It is still sweary and violent, and I could've done without the toilet scene a few minutes in, but generally it has a much needed lighter, even humorous tone that the novellas had, if I remember rightly.

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